The role of ICT in modulating the effect of education and lifelong learning on income inequality and economic growth in Africa

VS Tchamyou, SA Asongu… - African Development …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This study assesses the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in
modulating the impact of education and lifelong learning on income inequality and …

Foreign direct investment, information technology and economic growth dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa

SA Asongu, NM Odhiambo - Telecommunications Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
The research assesses how information and communication technology (ICT) modulates the
effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth dynamics in 25 countries in Sub …

Country-specific determinants of FDI inflows to the MENA region: A systematic review and future research directions

A Dimitrova, T Rogmans, D Triki - Multinational Business Review, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to synthesize, analyze and categorize the empirical literature on
country-specific factors that affect foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the Middle East …

Causality analysis of the determinants of FDI in Bangladesh: fresh evidence from VAR, VECM and Granger causality approach

N Morshed, MR Hossain - SN business & economics, 2022 - Springer
We tested the causality between FDI and its determinants in Bangladesh in the presence of
structural break harnessing Vector Autoregression (VAR) model and Granger causality test …

Inward foreign direct investment in Bangladesh: do we need to rethink about some of the macro-level quantitative determinants?

MR Hossain - SN Business & Economics, 2021 - Springer
FDI has become a desired form of incoming investment for capital-poor nations like
Bangladesh. Therefore, a critical analysis of macroeconomic constituent's influences that …

Determinants that attract and discourage foreign direct investment in GCC countries: Do macroeconomic and environmental factors matter?

M Alharthi, MM Islam, H Alamoudi, MW Murad - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
In general, foreign direct investments (FDIs) play a crucial role in driving a country's
economic development, promoting diversification, and enhancing competitiveness. The Gulf …

Enhancing information technology for value added across economic sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa✰

SA Asongu, M Rahman, J Nnanna, M Haffar - … Forecasting and Social …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT)
affects value added across sectors in 25 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using data for the …

Financial access and productivity dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa

SA Asongu - International Journal of Public Administration, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether enhancing financial access influences
productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa. The research focuses on 25 countries in the region with …

How to improve agricultural value-added in the MENA region? Implementation of Diamond Porter's theory in agriculture

AD Nugroho, F Istvan, M Fekete-Farkas… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The global economy in recent decades has experienced frequent shocks. Many regions
must improve their competitiveness and value-added to deal with this. One of them is in the …

The role of value added across economic sectors in modulating the effects of FDI on TFP and economic growth dynamics

S Asongu, C Meniago, R Salahodjaev - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study investigates (1) the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on total factor
productivity (TFP) and economic growth dynamics and (2) the relevance of value added from …